Corsicana Public Library
The women's clubs of Corsicana were instrumental in opening the city's first public library in 1901 at W. 6th and
Main St. The city created a library board in 1904 and secured a construction grant from the Carnegie Corporation the
following year. In 1906 the Carnegie Library opened at W. Collin and N. 12th St. The building included a large
auditorium which held numerous community gatherings. Mrs. Mattie Houston served as head librarian from 1908
until the 1940s. A new library was completed in 1967 to house a collection that had grown to over 40,000 volumes.
Marker is on 100 N. 12th Street near W Collin Street.
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